Lexington debuts free bus rides Monday

9:02 PM,
Jul. 6, 2013

Written by

Bertram Rantin
THE STATE

Lexington County residents looking to access health and public services, shop, or conduct general business along some of the community's major thoroughfares will have a free option to so, beginning Monday.

The county announced Friday that Pilot Bus Route 26B will offer roundtrip service between downtown Columbia and Lexington's Red Bank Crossing at 1070 S. Lake Drive -- where the state health department, the Department of Social Services, and Lexington-Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council offices are located.

The pilot bus route runs through Sept. 30 and will provide roundtrip ...